Tag: world cup
Snow Skiing Champion: Hermann Maier
Considered to be one of the finest alpine ski racers in history, Hermann Maier is the holder of two gold medals earned at the 1998 Nagano Winter Olympic Games and one silver medal earned at the ...
Lindsey Vonn Returns to Slopes in Great Shape
Fans are no doubt delighted at the news that Lindsey Vonn is back on the slopes again, more than six months after her knee surgery. The four-time World Cup Overall Champion recently tested out ...
Mikaela Shiffrin Takes Slalom World Cup Lead
With her spectacular Audi FIS Alpine World Cup slalom victory in Zagreb, Coatia, on January 4, 2013, Mikaela Shiffrin became the first American to win two World Cup slalom races before the age ...
Echo Mountain to Become Ski Training Center
Located west of Denver, the Echo Mountain ski area was recently sold at an auction to a company that plans to turn it into a ski training center. The new owner of the ski area is Pykkonen ...
Freestyle World Cup Events at Cardrona
The recent announcement that Cardrona Alpine Resort in New Zealand will be hosting both the World Cup freestyle ski halfpipe and snowboard halfpipe in August this year has been greeted with much ...
Hirscher and Vonn Overall World Cup Champions
With her closest rival – Tina Maze of Slovenia - almost 600 points behind her, Lindsey Vonn has claimed the prestigious World Cup overall title, proving that she has the determination, skill and ...
World Cup Slalom Victory for Canada
The World Cup slalom event held on Sunday at Ofterschwang in Germany was certainly a memorable one, as Erin Mielzynski became the first Canadian woman to win the event in 41 years. This was also ...
Canadians Excel at Chamonix Alpine Skiing World Cup
With temperatures dropping to minus 15 degrees during the Men's Alpine Skiing World Cup held at Chamonix this past weekend, the three Canadian skiers who started the race all finished in the top ...
Hirscher on World Cup Winning Streak
Overcoming limited visibility in foggy conditions, Marcel Hirscher of Austria maintained his winning streak as he claimed his third victory in succession in the slalom at Adelboden, Switzerland, ...
Vonn and Ligety Shine at World Cup Opener
The Audi FIS Alpine World Cup season kicked off in Austria's Soelden on the weekend, with Americans Ted Ligety and Lindsey Vonn of the US Ski Team claiming the top spots in the World Cup ...
FIS Sets Ski Radius Limits
With the start of the 2011-12 Alpine Ski World Cup just around the corner, there has been some controversy between the Federation Internationale de Ski (FIS) and athletes over proposed radius ...
FIS Ski World Cup Overall Title Decided by Weather
Excitement and competitiveness hit fever pitch as the 2011 Audi FIS Ski World Cup reached its conclusion at Lenzerheide Valley Resort in Switzerland on 20 March, following five months of ...
